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To toast coconut, heat the oven to 350º F. Spread the coconut in a single layer on a lined baking sheet and place in the oven. Set the timer for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, remove coconut and fluff with a fork. Return to oven and continue to bake until coconut is toasted, stirring every few minutes. It will start to toast quickly toward the end, and it toasts unevenly, making the stirring important.
Don’t do anything else but watch the coconut during the last few minutes of toasting. It will look like coconut confetti, with some pieces really dark, some medium dark and some still light. Toasted coconut will keep several weeks, sealed in an airtight container at room temperature.
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